Paleomagnetism and counterclockwise tectonic rotation of the Upper Oligocene Sooke Formation, southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 499-507

  Prothero, Donald R ^a   Draus, Elizabeth ^a   Cockburn, Thomas C ^b   Nesbitt, Elizabeth A ^c  

^a OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b 7683 Colin Place ^*  (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMAGNETIZATION; GEOMAGNETISM; IRON ORES; LANDFORMS; MAGNETISM; MAGNETITE; MAMMALS; OPTICAL RESONATORS; OXIDE MINERALS; SEDIMENTATION; TECTONICS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

BASEMENT ROCKS; BRITISH COLUMBIA (CO); BRITISH COLUMBIA , CANADA; COUNTER-CLOCKWISE ROTATIONS; COUNTERCLOCKWISE (CCW); LATEST OLIGOCENE; MARINE MAMMALS; OLIGOCENE; TECTONIC TILTING; VANCOUVER; VOLCANICS; WASHINGTON;

ROTATION;

EOCENE; FOSSIL; OLIGOCENE; PALEOMAGNETISM; ROTATION; TECTONICS; TILT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; OLYMPIC PENINSULA; QUIMPER PENINSULA; UNITED STATES; VANCOUVER ISLAND; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

MAMMALIA;

EID: 46749085118     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E08-012     Document Type: Article

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